Location | Weidenpesch Racecourse Cologne, Germany |
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Inaugurated | 1921 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Gerling Group |
Website | Köln-Weidenpesch |
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Distance | 2,400 metres (1½ miles) |
Track | Turf, right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 1½ kg for Group 2 winners * * since January 1 last year |
Purse | €70,000 (2011) 1st: €40,000 |
The Gerling-Preis is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.
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The event was established in 1921, and it was originally called the Preis von Birlinghoven. Its distance was frequently modified during the early part of its history. It was renamed when Robert Gerling, an insurance entrepreneur, started sponsoring the race in 1934.
The Gerling-Preis began its current period over 2,400 metres in 1969. It held Group 3 status from 1972 to 1974, and again from 1984 to 1988. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1989. It is now Germany's oldest surviving sponsored horse race.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (12 wins):
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
1970 | Basalt | 4 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:44.20 |
1971 | Lombard | 4 | Horst Horwart | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:31.40 |
1972 | Lombard | 5 | Fritz Drechsler | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:30.90 |
1973 | Caracol | 4 | Harro Remmert | Sven von Mitzlaff | 2:31.90 |
1974 | Sebastiano | 4 | Ralf Suerland | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:31.80 |
1975 | Lord Udo | 4 | Edward Hide | Theo Grieper | 2:32.80 |
1976 | My Brief | 7 | Manfred Kosman | Theo Grieper | 2:30.50 |
1977 | Windwurf | 5 | Geoff Lewis | Heinz Gummelt | 2:36.20 |
1978 | Ebano | 5 | Ralf Suerland | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:34.60 |
1979 | Aschanti | 4 | Joan Pall | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:37.60 |
1980 | Nebos | 4 | Lutz Mäder | Hein Bollow | 2:34.60 |
1981 | Wauthi | 4 | Peter Remmert | Theo Grieper | 2:36.00 |
1982 | Orofino | 4 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | 2:29.10 |
1983 | Orofino | 5 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | 2:39.80 |
1984 | Abary | 4 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:36.60 |
1985 | Ordos | 5 | Peter Alafi | Sven von Mitzlaff | 2:31.70 |
1986 | Acatenango | 4 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:34.40 |
1987 | Acatenango | 5 | Georg Bocskai | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:29.30 |
1988 | Wildvogel | 5 | Georg Bocskai | Wido Neuroth | 2:28.11 |
1989 | Luigi | 4 | Billy Newnes | Uwe Ostmann | 2:35.76 |
1990 | Mondrian | 4 | Kevin Woodburn | Uwe Stoltefuss | 2:27.65 |
1991 | Taishan | 5 | Dragan Ilic | Raimund Prinzinger | 2:35.66 |
1992 | Lomitas | 4 | Andreas Boschert | Andreas Wöhler | 2:34.73 |
1993 | Protektor | 4 | Terence Hellier | Andreas Löwe | 2:31.45 |
1994 | Monsun | 4 | Andrzej Tylicki | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:34.11 |
1995 | Monsun | 5 | Peter Schiergen | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:32.20 |
1996 | Laroche | 5 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Heinz Jentzsch | 2:29.88 |
1997 | Wurftaube | 4 | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert | 2:28.64 |
1998 | Ferrari | 4 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Lautner | 2:36.28 |
1999 | Tiger Hill | 4 | Andreas Suborics | Peter Schiergen | 2:26.57 |
2000 | Catella | 4 | Terence Hellier | Peter Schiergen | 2:30.33 |
2001 | Subiaco | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Andreas Schütz | 2:39.25 |
2002 | Well Made | 5 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Hans Blume | 2:36.48 |
2003 | Aolus | 4 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz | 2:27.58 |
2004 | Olaso | 5 | Andrasch Starke | Pavel Vovcenko | 2:30.89 |
2005 | Collier Hill | 7 | Dean McKeown | Alan Swinbank | 2:34.29 |
2006 | All Spirit | 4 | Eduardo Pedroza | Norbert Sauer | 2:37.50 |
2007 | Saddex | 4 | Eduardo Pedroza | Peter Rau | 2:30.57 |
2008 | Oriental Tiger | 5 | Terence Hellier | Uwe Ostmann | 2:26.44 |
2009 | Kamsin | 4 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | 2:31.18 |
2010 | Eye of the Tiger | 5 | Terence Hellier | Jens Hirschberger | 2:31.95 |
2011 | Scalo | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Andreas Wöhler | 2:29.22 |